Kabaddi WC 2016: India beat Bangladesh 57-20 at to clinch first win

TIL Desk Sports/ India produced a dominant team performance as they eased past Bangladesh 57-20 in a must-win crucial Group A clash of the ongoing Kabaddi World Cup here at the Arena by TranStadia last evening. Ajay Thakur scored 10 points for India after coming on as a substitute whereas Pardeep Narwal led India’s charge in the first half and ended with eight points.

India have got their World Cup campaign firmly back on track after suffering a setback in the opening encounter against Republic of Korea. This was a stern test for India but they showed their class and brushed away a good Bangladesh side with relative ease. India’s defence put on a tremendous show as they kept the Bangladesh raiders in their pocket for most of the match.

Pardeep Narwal got the first points for India with a raid in the third minute and Sandeep Narwal followed it with a tackle to give India 2-1 lead. India led 4-2 in the sixth minute with captain Anup Kumar scoring a bonus and tackle point. Bangladesh’s Firdaus Sheikh was in good form early in the match as he made four tackle points with score level at 4-4 after six minutes. India came strongly to score four points in a row to lead 8-4 after nine minutes with defence doing a fine job. Pardeep Narwal scored his fourth raid point in the 10th minute as India inflicted an all out to lead 13-4.